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by Animats 4003 days ago
The success rate for VC-funded startups is historically about 10%. About 20% fail outright. The rest often end up in zombie mode, able to cover their expenses at some reduced level of activity but unable to pay back their investors.

In some ways it's better to fail. You have to stop and go do something else, rather than being on a death march to nowhere.